{"id":2733,"date":"2012-03-26T16:26:20","date_gmt":"2012-03-26T23:26:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.caddmanager.com\/CMB\/?p=2733"},"modified":"2012-03-26T16:26:20","modified_gmt":"2012-03-26T23:26:20","slug":"autodesk-the-stock","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.caddmanager.com\/CMB\/2012\/03\/autodesk-the-stock\/","title":{"rendered":"Autodesk – the Stock"},"content":{"rendered":"

Much hoopla always surrounds the release of new software from Autodesk.\u00a0 It is touted as having new features, new functions, new fixes and more.\u00a0 With the new software comes greater focus on Autodesk products.\u00a0 As such, the stock price advances.<\/p>\n

I wanted to compare the most highly spoken of stock in recent months to Autodesk (ADSK – their stock symbol) and that would be Apple (AAPL).\u00a0 As I write this Apple edged over $600 per share again and ADSK is a little over $42.\u00a0 That would tell that tale that most people look at.\u00a0 Apple is more valuable than Autodesk.\u00a0 I won’t fight that fight, but…<\/p>\n

ADSK vs AAPL over the last 6 months has been a dead heat. Over the last 6 months ADSK has risen 49.71% and AAPL has risen 50.54%.\u00a0 That is a virtual dead heat. (I know that Apple has outpaced most stocks over the last year and a half, but go with me a little)<\/p>\n

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If you shrink this down to that last 5 days, ADSK has outpaced AAPL by rising 2.33% to AAPL’s 0.98%<\/p>\n

Stocks are funny things and the fickle nature of the market can drain away advances faster than you can say Tech Bubble, but the point of this post is to encourage you to see that the stock market rewards good companies.\u00a0 Sure there are momentum stocks that rise faster because everyone is piling on, but the best companies usually sustain stock growth.\u00a0 The best companies usually have superior products.<\/p>\n

If you had invested $1000 in ADSK stock 6 months ago, you would have about $1500 today.\u00a0 If you have put the same amount into Apple, you would have about the same return.<\/p>\n

I recall a conversation I had in passing with Buzz Kross (Senior Vice President, Manufacturing Division at Autodesk) at AU 2011 in early December of 2011.\u00a0 The stock price was just under $30 per share and he made a comment that “it’s a $40 stock”.\u00a0 He was right and today it is breaking thru $40 and may be on the rise to a new 52 week high.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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